Marion

[ mar-ee-uh n, mair- ]

/ ˈmær i ən, ˈmɛər- /

Francis,the Swamp Fox,1732?–95, American Revolutionary general.

a city in central Ohio.

a city in central Indiana.

a city in E Iowa.

a city in S Illinois.

a male or female given name.

Example sentences from the Web for marion

One of the last great rascal pols, Marion Barry left his mark—for good and ill—on Washington, D.C., and the country.

Despite Crack and Graft, D.C. Loved ‘Hizzoner’ Marion Barry |Lloyd Grove |November 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, his grandfather was named Marion—also the birth name of John Wayne.

‘Archer’ Season 6 Preview: Cast and Crew on Rebranding and Dropping ISIS |Marlow Stern |October 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From H.L. Mencken: The Days Trilogy, Expanded Edition, edited by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and published by The Library of America.

The Stacks: H.L. Mencken on the 1904 Baltimore Fire |H.L. Mencken |October 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Marion Barry, the former four-time mayor of Washington D.C., notorious for being filmed smoking crack, is the archetypal survivor.

Marion Barry: ‘I Did It My Way’ |Lloyd Grove |June 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Editor's Note—Marion Barry died around midnight on Nov. 22, 2014 at United Medical Center in Washington.

Marion Barry: ‘I Did It My Way’ |Lloyd Grove |June 23, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
I wish you would seize me and shake me, Marion, whenever you see me going off into dreamland like that.

Marion's Faith. |Charles King
Marion gave her daughter one loving look, and entering cast a fearful, questioning glance around the kitchen.

Heather and Snow |George MacDonald
Marion exclaimed ecstatically, leaning forward across the little table with her hands clasped.

The Lookout Man |B. M. Bower
Marion, himself, was a man equally modest in approach and unimposing in person.

The Life of Francis Marion |William Gilmore Simms
She was astonished that Marion had been so thoughtless as never once to think of the terrible distress of Mrs. Singleton Corey.

The Lookout Man |B. M. Bower